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The judge heard the matter in his chambers at 9.30am, an hour before the court opens, on an urgent writ petition filed by one L Ganapathy in Chennai...
The Madras high court on Monday stated that the stand of the Tamil Nadu government is clear that they have neither prohibited nor restricted singing bhajans, uttering Rama Nama, and providing annadanam (free food for poor) to celebrate the inauguration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya.I)..
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and BJP leaders alleged that the ruling DMK is banning celebrations in Tamil Nadu but the state refuted the allegations..
The functions, bhajans, annadhanams that are conducted in private enclosures like mandapams, private temples and any other private place etc., does not require any permission from the police, the state said, adding that organisers can make arrangements for live streaming of the Pran Prathishta at Ayodhya..
If such functions are planned to be conducted within the temples, which are within the control of the department of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE), an official of the department had to be informed and permission will be granted subject to reasonable conditions imposed..
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